In 2007 I spent 4 weeks camping in France and looking at lace places. What really struck me was that every lace atelier I visited only had block pillows. My block pillow is my work horse. My go to pillow. I purchased mine, (satisfied customer only) from Ken Van Dieren. http://www.bobbinmaker.com/blockpillowkits.html They are made with ethafoam. I covered mine myself using cotton fabric from www.inweavefabric.com/Home.html again, satisfied customer only. The fabric I get is 100% cotton twill, quite wide, and cheap. Denim fabric will stretch. I make a number of cover cloths with one side being the selvedge. You can buy extra blocks from Ken. My pillow is a big one, rectangular, with 6 square blocks, two big rectangular blocks, and two thin rectangular blocks. I've been using it for years. It's quite lightweight, And then I made a carrier out of waterproof coated oxford fabric with a carrying strap and zipper. I'm handy with a sewing machine, and these things were! n't hard to do. Covered the blocks by hand, a nice project while watching TV, and you get exactly what you want.
Lyn from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, presently in Arizona until April 11. Weather here is boringly lovely. Sunny, warm, no snow... "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." -----Original Message----- Diane Williams wrote: > >Does anyone have a recommendation for a good block pillow? I've been working >on one that I made out of builders foam because I wasn't sure I wanted to >invest in something that I might not need again. Now that I knew I enjoy >working on lace scarves I would like a nice pillow. >It would need to have blocks that are at least 7" and preferably 9" wide. > > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
